Comedy Quotes by Richard Pryor

It's so much easier for me to talk about my life in front of two thousand people than it is one-to-one. I'm a real…

— Richard Pryor

A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in…

— Richard Pryor

When you're running down the street on fire, people get out of your way!

— Richard Pryor

No, I'm not dying, and I sure... ain't dead.

— Richard Pryor

Freebase? What's free about it?

— Richard Pryor

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

— Richard Pryor

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

— Richard Pryor

Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it.

— Richard Pryor

What I never understand about a hangover is, where does the breath come from? You know what I mean? I mean, is someone shitting…

— Richard Pryor

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is…

— Richard Pryor

You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.

— Richard Pryor

I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!

— Richard Pryor

Do you know how you felt when you would lean all the way back in a chair, and just before you were about to…

— Richard Pryor

I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

— Richard Pryor

Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.

— Richard Pryor